A new caretaker government until snap elections next month will be sworn-in on Friday, with Supreme Court justice Vassiliki Thanou as prime minister. The Cabinet, as announced, includes:
Meanwhile, a presidential decree dissolving Parliament and setting snap elections for Sept. 20 has been signed, according to reports. The selection of a date as soon as possible was a standing demand by the outgoing SYRIZA government, while most of the opposition — including the party formed from the SYRIZA split — calling for a later date.
Foreign Minister: Petros Molyviatis
Alternate Minister for European Affairs: Spyros Flogaitis
Interior Minister: Antonis Manitakis
Alternate Minister for Civil Protection: Antonis Makrydimitris
Alternate Minister of Migration Policy: Ioannis Mouzalas
Deputy Minister of Macedonia-Thrace: Filippos Tsalidis
Finance Minister: Giorgos Houliarakis
Alternate Finance Minister: Tryfon Alexiadis
Shipping Minister: Nikos Christodoulakis
Alternate Shipping Minister: Christos Zois
Alternate Tourism Minister: Alkistis Protopsalti
National Defence Minister: Ioannis Giangos
Education Minister: Frosso Kiaou
Alternate Culture Minister: Marina Lambraki-Plaka
Productive Reconstruction Minister: Ioannis Golias
Alternate Environment Minister: Constantinos Mousouroulis
Alternate Agricultural Development Minister: Dimitrios Melas
Justice Minister: Dimitris Papangelopoulos
Labour Minister: Dimitris Moustakas
Health Minister: Athanasios Dimopoulos
State Minister for Combatting Corruption: Panagiotis Nikoloudis
State Minister: Eleftherios Papageorgopoulos
Government Spokesman: Rodolfos Moronis
Meanwhile, outgoing PM Alexis Tsipras left the prime ministerial Maximos Mansion on Thursday evening after receiving Thanou. Tsipras resigned last week and opted for early elections after essentially losing his parliament majority due to a split in his ruling party.
The caretaker government will be sworn in on Friday at 1 p.m. (11.00 GMT).
